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It's hard to imagine eight million people trying to avoid dog
refuse on the streets of New York City on a daily basis. Likewise,
it's harder not to imagine New Yorkers from all walks of life
picking up after their canines. Using plastic bags or trendy,
mechanized devices, pet owners have become a unified force in
cleaning up the sidewalks of the Big Apple. Not long ago, picking
up after your Poodle, Puli, or Pekinese was not a basic, civic
duty. Initially, many politicians thought the idea was absurd.
Animal rights activists were unanimously opposed. The American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals condemned the
proposed legislation because it would impose undue hardship on dog
owners. New York's Poop Scoop Law chronicles the integration of dog
owners, a much-maligned subculture, into mainstream society by
tracing the history of the legislation that the York's City Council
shelved twice before then Mayor Ed Koch was forced to go to the
state level for support. Brandow shows how a combination of science
and politics, fact and fear, altruism and self-interest led to the
adoption and enforcement of legislation that became a shining
success. Mayors from around the globe were baffled and wanted to
know how pushy and arrogant New Yorkers found the new initiative
practical and trendy.
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